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   openoffice isn't a good example or doesn't appear to be.  I see =
complaints about its performance and quality on multiple platforms.  I =
don't know how it tackles portability so it might not apply on that =
criteria.

Rich
  "Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> =
wrote in message news:45e72964$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Rich wrote:
  >    ISVs that have released applications for multiple platforms.  =
Look at firefox as one example.
  >=20

  & OpenOffice as a second.


  But they tend to produce "self-hosting" mechanisms of their own i.e.
  they "become the platform" (assuming you want your code to run in a
  cross platform manner).


  Well formed HTML/XML has been the only formalized crossplatform tech
  where the platform could be anything which can read *ML.

  Both Firefox & OpenOffice deal with *ML files.

  Adam

  > Rich
  >=20
  >   "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:8sq5FtgaX+jd092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  >   In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >   >   And for the programs you write, go ahead and do what you think =
is =3D
  >   >best.  Other strategies have been more successful.
  >=20
  >   Successful for who, though? Again, that's where we differ.
  >=20
  >   --=20
  >   Don Hills
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Rich

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